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LoveMy8
07-21-2005, 12:17 AM
Hey all, this has probably been talked about, but I am going to post anyway. So the other night I am sitting at a red light in neutral and my foot off the brake and gas. All of a sudden, the cars idle drops really low and then the car revs itself up to 1.5k. The engine was warm and whatnot but this was strange. I thought the car was going to stall, but then I guess caught itself. Ever since then the idle has been worst. Can't be any gas, I have used the same gas and octane rating since day 1 and the car has 9,XXX on it now. Anybody have a clue?

Thanx in advance.
-Rich

RotaryNoob
07-21-2005, 12:50 AM
It happens every once in a while with mine. Mainly when its warm out.

tiggerlee
07-21-2005, 12:54 AM
same here I noticed it more lately. And it has been fairly warm when I notice it. I've always used 93 octane since I bought it and my driving habits haven't changed.

Ole Spiff
07-21-2005, 01:42 AM
Is your A/C on? It will do that sometimes when the compressor is engaged/disengaged.

zoom44
07-21-2005, 11:13 AM
there is a micro switch that tells the pcm that you have shifted into neutral. if it sticks the pcm can be a little "confused" about what it should have the engine do. hence the strage jumpy idle. happens too often they will replace the switch

wedge357
07-21-2005, 11:18 AM
Will resetting the PCM return idle values to default? It might work...